City Government Office Paper Recycling Update
- Part 1
For Those Already Participating
What was already simple for many of us just became
easier. You can now include magazines and newspaper in your office
paper recycling bin. So, as the lists now stand, in your blue
office paper recycling bin, you can recycle paper as follows:
THE INCLUDE LIST
accounting paper
adding machine tapes
blueprints
bond paper (any color or white)
brochures
carbonless forms
catalogs (thin)
computer printouts
copy, fax, printer paper
envelopes (including plastic windows)
index cards
invoices
junk mail
legal papers
letterhead
magazines
manila file folders
newspapers
notepad paper
obsolete files
stationery
timecards |
THE DO NOT INCLUDE LIST
bathroom waste
binder clips
books (hardback or paperback)
construction paper
corrugated cardboard
food waste
glass
hanging file folders
kitchen waste
Kraft/brown packing paper
large metal clips/fasteners
metal binders
plastic
telephone books
wood
|
There is no need to remove paper clips, Post-It
notes, rubber bands, staples, or tape. Small items like these
can be screened out during the paper recycling process. Anything
larger (e.g., metal binder clips, plastic spines) might interfere
with the recycled paper manufacturing or damage equipment. And,
while pressure-sensitive adhesive (aka self-adhesive) products
are best avoided because they can cause problems with paper recycling
and printing, the current destination of our used office paper
can handle them if its too difficult to remove them.
Kudos on your efforts to date in 2007! For the
first three calendar quarters, you recycled 121,704 pounds (or
about 61 tons) of office paper, up around 18% from the first three
quarters of 2006 (102,765 pounds or 51 tons).
For more ideas on how you can reduce waste, reuse
materials, and recycle at work, visit http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle/citygovernment.html.
If you have questions about office paper recycling, need additional
information, or would like to share comments or suggestions, contact
the Refuse Divisions Recycling Program by e-mail at hamiltonj@stlouiscity.com,
by fax at 314.352.5627, or by phone at 314.353.7176.
